Executive Director

Rabbi Michael Goldstein - Executive Director

Rabbi Goldstein has been a member of the Machzikei community his entire life. Machzikei is where he grew up, where he had his Bar Mitzvah, and where he attended every Shabbat throughout his childhood.

In the years since those days as a kid around Machzikei, he went on to study at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavne, Yeshiva University, Ner Israel Rabbinical College, and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, earning his B.A., M.A., and Rabbinic Ordination.

From 2010-2015, Rabbi Goldstein was the co-founder and co-director of the Glebe Shul, an outreach program in Ottawa with a community of over 750 Jewish young adults.

Rabbi Goldstein is thrilled to be returning to his roots at Machzikei, and working with the CMH community to build a thriving kehila in the Nation's Capital.

Feel free to contact Rabbi Goldstein anytime at the shul office at 613-521-9700, on his direct line, 613-869-8481, or via email at mgoldstein@cmhottawa.com.